Benefit Fact Sheet. The Army Continuing Education System (ACES) under The Adjutant General Directorate, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, is also referred to as the Army Continuing Education Division (ACED).
When the soil is disturbed, the fungal spores may be inhaled. Histoplasmosis can cause flulike symptoms, including body aches, fever, and cough. Most people who become infected do not experience symptoms, but as with other fungal infections, people with weak immune systems are at risk for severe disease.
Valley fever is caused by breathing the fungus into the lungs. The fungus lives in the soil, but it is transported through the air and into the lungs, where it infects people. When soil that contains the fungus is disturbed, spores are released into the air. The disease cannot be transmitted from person to person.